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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8740U

N8740U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 17, 1996. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna 172F cancelled April 17, 1996

Serial number
17252644
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 21, 1989
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Wisner Loren A JR (Individual)
Cameron, WI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8740U

CHI96LA006Accident on October 11, 1995 at Danbury, WI: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17252644

the partial failure of the left magneto, the road sign, and the road embankment. A factor relating to this accident is the brush which obscured the road sign.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site